Analyst: Wii U GameStop sales below expectations

wii u is crap....third party studios dont give a f about it.....all are already waiting for the ps4 and the nextbot which ARE trully next gen consoles 

It's a POS!

Wi-u?? More like Pi-u!!!

The system isn't worth the price.  It is a Wii if you have the controllers.  And a xbox/ps3 without the game support.  The increased prices I think will hurt Nintendo a little.  Nintendoland should have gotten lower reviews.  They made a lot of bad choices, based on cutting corners and profit.  Wii tv is something I still don't know what it is or really care to find out, and haven't programed the remote for the tv.  I have a tv guide and controller already Nintendo, but ugh thanks for not including something fun or useful.  With the other devices coming out, I wonder how good sony and ms will do this gen.  Steam Box?  Game prices on pc are a lot better when you can catch the special. 

It would be safe to say that few are surprised by this and that this will be a rough gen for Nintendo.     

When the next Super Mario games come out I think sales for the system will go up. LOL

I was hoping to sell the Wii U Deluxe at Xmas for a profit but there really was no huge demand from anyone for it.  As for the system and how it plays I think Nintendo as usual makes an honest attempt to try and get family and friends to game together and that should be viewed as a positive thing.  I also think that the system could get a boost when the Rayman game for the Wii U comes out.  The demo at the store was awesome and I can't wait to play the game.

Wii u excites old drunks like me who grew up playing pole position, defender, adventurer, and mario. Now, whining 12 year olds remember the origin of games and stop with your poor belly aches. People like me have families enjoy family game time and old franchises. If you want to kill nintendo than you're just being selfish fools. Now, when daddy and mommy can't afford next gen console due to gas pricing say thank you to microsoft for pay subscriptions and dlc, and sony for coming out with a next gen console which will be overpriced and not capable of playing used games. Yes, mommy and daddy can't afford 100 dollar games and 600- 1000 console.

lol this was expected, most gamers are on a budget now. l would buy the wii u if it was $100 not $350 abit too much compared to a xbox 360 which cost below $100

Ah jeez Edith, I swear gamespot is trolling the news articles just to piss off nintendo fanboys, can they at least bring some good news for them to raise hope.

I mean throw em bone. 

I looked for it at Bestbuy just to see what it looks like and I couldn't even find the console. 

Reading some of these comments, SOOOOO many people have no idea how fun the Wii U actually is. It leaves some things to be desired, but the system truly has potential. I like it loads more than ever thought I would, and I was very skeptical before I bought it. I have spoken to many people who feel the same.

This is going to fail... Best  ATM on games for $10-$20 off original price hurry and buy Nintendo failware at a discount :D

Nintendo, who?

Never rated them since the SNES. How many years ago was that?

Nintendo is fast becoming irrelevant.  The Wii sold because kids wanted it for X-mas.  It appealed to children as a toy.  And you think all those casual gamers, the grandparents and parents, are still playing Wii Sports?  The Wii was just a fad, the Wii U will fail miserably, Nintendo will be in last place this next gen and in the next-next gen, they will be in serious trouble.

This "analyst" needs to brush up on his analytical skills.

I'm surprised Nintendo released a 2D mario platformer on a next gen console.  I say wait until the end of 2013, Nintendo will pick up speed.  They should have released Zelda with the new console, nevermind.

What a surprise, lol.  No amount of innovation is going to make more people want to play the 10 millionth mario game...I think Nintendo has turned into gimmicky mess that's trying to milk every last drop out of their current IPs.  Nintendo loyals will brag about how N pushes the envelope by trying new things...but why does this only apply to hardware and not software???  That being said, the groundswell behind the original Wii is almost non-existent this time around...Hopefully N will fight back instead of bow out, they can't survive on mario and fanboys alone.

Really getting annoying that everyone is putting Nintendo against next gen consoles, seriously by now most people should freaking know Nintendo has NEVER been about who has the most powerful system they are about bringing new ways to play games and maintain that fun social system with your friends online and within the home and Wii u does that very well for early launch. It plays all your VC games all your wii games and wii controlers,  Nintendo land is an awesome coop game and Miiverse is pretty awesome in how it litterly integrates with all your games and the login interface and you are in a community all the time.  

PS4 and 720 to me seem like just upgraded machines with better hardware that is only mid range to PC standards and pretty much just going to boost graphics to native 1080p 60fps my PC already does that so thats nothing new to me.  This industry isnt innovating anymore and nintendo is trying to be different and instead of being supportive of a such a good company people bash them and its sad honestly even if you dont like the wii there is no reason to bash nintendo they help start the gaming world and still continue to try and bring new ways to play with your friends and family in your house and on the web thats more to say then most.

"Slightly"...Harrada said processor a "bit" slow. I would said just a "little" failure.

I want to get a Wii U, but i've been reading about the console getting bricked if something happens during the first update out of the box.

I'm looking forward to investing in a Wii U since i never invested in a Wii, so being able to play Wii games is a huge dealbreaker for me.

But looking at how successful the Wii was, Wii U needs new games, Black Ops II, Colonial vs Marines... will be interesting to see how it works out.

I went to GameStop today with my old Nintendo Wii system with the hopes of trading it in for a new Wii U deluxe model. The GameStop sales guy told me the credit I was going to get for my Wii...... $39 bucks trade in value! That's it. thats with an additional %50 percent added to trade in value! That barely takes off the tax. I boxed the Wii back up and walked out with nothing. Looks like I will just have to wait for a price drop on Wii U.

the wii u is a product without a market.  its a ridiculous product with very little appeal to consumers, as evidenced by the lack of sales.  nintento completely missed the mark on this thing....whatever that mark was.  their next gen hardware barely keeps up with 10 year old tech from the leaders.  hilaroiusly off base.  the Wii was a hail marry that hit a huge audience but this thing is a joke